Effect of progressively increasing lithium conditioning on edge transport and stability in high triangularity NSTX H-modes

Maingi, R.; Canik, J. M.; Bell, R. E.; Boyle, D. P.; Diallo, A.; Kaita, R.; Kaye, S. M.; LeBlanc, B. P.; Sabbagh, S. A.; Scotti, F.; Soukhanovskii, V. A.

doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.06.058

Title: Effect of progressively increasing lithium conditioning on edge transport and stability in high triangularity NSTX H-modes

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Maingi, R. ^[1]; Canik, J. M. ^[2]; Bell, R. E. ^[1]; Boyle, D. P. ^[3]; Diallo, A. ^[1]; Kaita, R. ^[1]; Kaye, S. M. ^[1]; LeBlanc, B. P. ^[1]; Sabbagh, S. A. ^[4]; Scotti, F. ^[5]; Soukhanovskii, V. A. ^[5]

Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: 2016-07-19

Research Org.:: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1358036

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1771440

Report Number(s):: PPPL-5278; LLNL-JRNL-820480
Journal ID: ISSN 0920-3796; PII: S0920379616304550

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-09CH11466; AC05-00OR22725; FC02-04ER54698; FC02-99ER54512; AC52-07NA27344

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Fusion Engineering and Design

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 117; Journal ID: ISSN 0920-3796

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; NSTX; Lithium; Recyling; Pedestal; Energy confinement

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                    Maingi, R., Canik, J. M., Bell, R. E., Boyle, D. P., Diallo, A., Kaita, R., Kaye, S. M., LeBlanc, B. P., Sabbagh, S. A., Scotti, F., and Soukhanovskii, V. A. Effect of progressively increasing lithium conditioning on edge transport and stability in high triangularity NSTX H-modes.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Maingi, R., Canik, J. M., Bell, R. E., Boyle, D. P., Diallo, A., Kaita, R., Kaye, S. M., LeBlanc, B. P., Sabbagh, S. A., Scotti, F., & Soukhanovskii, V. A. Effect of progressively increasing lithium conditioning on edge transport and stability in high triangularity NSTX H-modes.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.06.058

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                    Maingi, R., Canik, J. M., Bell, R. E., Boyle, D. P., Diallo, A., Kaita, R., Kaye, S. M., LeBlanc, B. P., Sabbagh, S. A., Scotti, F., and Soukhanovskii, V. A. Tue .  
"Effect of progressively increasing lithium conditioning on edge transport and stability in high triangularity NSTX H-modes".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.06.058.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1358036.

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  title        = {Effect of progressively increasing lithium conditioning on edge transport and stability in high triangularity NSTX H-modes},

  author       = {Maingi, R. and Canik, J. M. and Bell, R. E. and Boyle, D. P. and Diallo, A. and Kaita, R. and Kaye, S. M. and LeBlanc, B. P. and Sabbagh, S. A. and Scotti, F. and Soukhanovskii, V. A.},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.06.058},

  journal      = {Fusion Engineering and Design},

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  volume       = 117,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2016},

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